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Mr. Akabueze has worked with a number of organizations among which are the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Maiduguri, Pricewaterhouse (Chartered Accountants), Nigerian International Bank Limited (Citibank Nigeria), Fidelity Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc. He rose to the apex position of Managing Director/CEO of NAL Bank PLC in 2000 and later as executive Director at Sterling Bank Plc in 2006 before he was appointed Honorable commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget, Lagos State from 2007 to 2015. He is also a Pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Mr. Akabueze received a first class B.Sc. degree in accounting from the University of Lagos and is an Alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School. Moreover he was awarded the JF Kennedy Scholar Award, a National Merit Scholarship for Academic Excellence (1980-1982). He also received the Citibank Global Account Management award in 1991 and the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Anambra State Development Foundation in 2003.
